The Wiener has landed! Just before Thanksgiving, pFriem debuted their version of a 19th-century Vienna lager like Anton Dreher would have made. It was a tremendous beer, and I’m delighted to say I was a collaborator. This is the story.
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I spent more than a month on the road, passing through several regions in the US, including stops at something like 44 breweries. Here are some notes on what I found in common in the US, and how regions differed.
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In the latest Sightglass post, we hear from biochemistry professor Colleen Doherty about research she’s been conducting on plants and the changes warmer nights are having on them.
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A note on my upcoming New England stops, plus a couple of ways you can find signed editions of The Beer Bible no matter where you live.
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International giants like AB InBev and Molson Coors have made no secret of their strategy to pursue seltzers and FMBs—even if it hurts their beer business. So why is Kirin doubling down on beer, and especially, craft beer?
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When we talk about great beer cities, the name Atlanta rarely comes up. After a visit to five excellent breweries in town—New Realm, Bold Monk, Monday Night, Halfway Crooks, and Elsewhere—I was convinced it should.
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Larry Bell announced that he was selling his 36-year-old brewery, Michigan’s Bell’s, today. The language was weird and somewhat concealed the actual details. Yet unlike so many bloodless M&A announcements, the reason may have everything to do with the difficulty of this sale.
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Are Citra/Mosaic-hopped IPAs becoming codified as the classic combo brewers must use to attract customers? My rambles around the country over the past month suggest that may be the case.
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